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NDSU T&F Looking to Otterdahl for Leadership ahead of NCAA Championships

Payton Otterdahl won two indoor titles earlier this year

Less than a week out from the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, North Dakota State has seven student-athletes competing, three of them in multiple events. All but one of those is a throwing event, prompting throws coach Justin St. Clair to be named the Midwest Region’s Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year. This is the sixth regional honor…

Two More NDSU Throwers Earn NCAA Championships Berth

Payton Otterdahl placed second in the discus and Brendan Artley took 12th in the Javelin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Payton Otterdahl kept his discus title hopes alive on Friday when he took second in the event at the NCAA Track and Field West Prelim. Otterdahl threw 59.61 meters, finishing behind Dotun Ogundeji by 0.7 meters. Freshman Brendan Artley barely makes the cut for nationals by taking the final spot with his 12th place finish in the…

EDC Softball Tournament Continues in Jamestown

West Fargo and Valley City will play in the Championship game on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — The EDC softball tournament continued on Friday in Jamestown. Davies and Shanley playing in an elimination game, but it was suspended due to a tornado warning. The game was all knotted at threes in the bottom of the seventh inning. The winner advances to play Sheyenne in a state qualifier game. On the winner’s side of the bracket,…

Play of the Week Nominees: May 24

May-Port-C-G, Hillsboro-CV Battle for the HS POTW

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s DJ Colter High School Play of the Week come fresh from postseason action. It’s the time of year were teams are vying for spots in the State Tournament and this week’s plays showed that coming from the Class B Region Two Baseball Tournament. First up, from May-Port-C-G and Hillsboro-CV, Patriots Kade Susie robs the Burros…

By The Numbers: A Comprehensive Breakdown of the Twins’ Record-Breaking Season

The Minnesota Twins own the best record in baseball

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins seem to be breaking new offensive records every day. They tied the MLB record for home runs through 49 games of the season, and they lead the Majors in run differential. Watch the video for a complete breakdown on what has made the team so successful in 2019. Categories: KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines…

Class B State Softball Tournament is Set

Four teams from the East Region earned a spot in the 2019 Tournament

MAYVILLE, N.D. — The bracket for the Class B softball tournament has been finalized. Reigning champions Central Cass extended its win streak to 19 with a win over Thompson in the regional title game. The Squirrels will take the top seed from the East and the Tommies will take the second. Hillsboro Central Valley earns a spot after missing out last…

Coach of the Week: Sheyenne Baseball’s Ryan Bodell

The Mustangs clinched a playoff berth on Thursday

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Sheyenne Mustangs baseball team has a chance to win the EDC on Saturday. Ryan Bodell is in his first year as head coach of the Mustangs after four years as an assistant. He sat down with KVRR Sports Director Keith Albertson as his team hopes to make a deep playoff push. Categories: High School, KVRR…

Class B State Baseball Tournament Bracket is Set

The Thompson Tommies are the No. 2 Seed

MAYVILLE, N.D. — The North Dakota high school baseball state tournament will take place at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo. Thompson earned its spot on the state’s biggest stage with a dominating 10-0 win over Hillsboro-Central Valley in the Region 2 finals. This is the fourth time in as many seasons that the Tommies have advanced to states. In each…

KVRR Sports Roundtable: RedHawks Season Preview

The KVRR Sports Team looks ahead to the new season for Fargo-Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. — Friday marked the first day of the new season for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. There is a new face at the helm with Jim Bennett taking over as the new manager, but plenty of returning players and staff are back on the field this year. The KVRR Sport’s team takes a look at the 2019 squad to preview…

Play of the Week Nominees: May 17

Watch the nominees for the Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — The nominees for the Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week each feature nice footwork, but only one comes from soccer. Sheyenne’s Tianna Daniels sent a long shot just past the outstretched arms of the goalkeeper and into the net. It was a great shot, but was it better than the quick move from DGF pitcher…